Advice/success stories for grade 2 L5S1
Xray also showed grade 2 antelerothesis with bilateral pars defect, DDD, findings at L4 but I’m not exactly sure what at the moment, and findings in my cervical spine. My spine also has a protruding bump at L5 where the disc is I guess bulging out anteriorly.
I’m in the process of referrals to a DO (osteopath), I have been in PT for over 2 months with pain constantly returning after doing PT so I end up taking days off of the exercises. Because of continuing pain and lack of progress I finally have an MRI scheduled end of the month. The pain subsides to a more tolerable level without the PT. My PT isn’t great with my case he seems used to people being better after 8-12 sessions.
I am 36 female who used to lift heavy regularly, had excellent muscle mass, and mountaineered heavily. I’ve stopped all intense exercise and climbing after having my legs stop working, losing grip function and facial numbness while backpacking about 9 months ago. I have now lost a ton of muscle mass.
I have state Medicaid insurance so I’m constantly battling insurance approvals for all of this. I’m hopeful a DO can help me navigate this better. I know without MRI results it’s hard to give advice. But I’m just hoping someone has a success story that keeps me hopeful that I too can recover and get back to those things. Losing them and the grief of my body overall has had a significant impact on my mental health.
Am I working towards a fusion? Is that even a good idea if I hope to haul a heavy pack up big mountains again? What are the other treatment options for this? I’ve read a bit in this sub but I don’t often see people posting with my grade, slippage mm etc.
Wondering if anyone out there has had similar with a similar lifestyle (mountaineering and heavy lifting) as those are my main physical outlets in life, who’ve had success getting back to those activities?
Thank you for any insight at all, I’m open to it all.
u/Curious_Run_1538 — 27 days ago
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